Telegram-herald., 1887-03-29
COLD WATER FELLOWS,
They Meet Last Night aud Nomiuate y
Full City Ticket

Full City Ticket
Il was awful chilly las. night. but that
fact did not deter thirty followers Of the
cold water doctrine from assembling at the
Office of the Director of the Poor to hold
convention and nominate full city ticket
The rrigidity of the atmosphere caused them
TO huddle around the huge coal stove, and
there was a melancholy look on every
countensnce The minutes dragged slowly
by and he faithful Dropped in, one by one,
aud Joined IN the funeral obsequies There
was no great enthusiasm displayed, and
judge Istem even lsi!ei 10 create interest
when ne attacked the news papers for their
honest expressions on matters OF great vital
importance They spent the weary minutes
discussing the probabilities OF the success OF
the ticket they were about 10 nominate. and
appeared hopeful Of running IL IN as a tail
10 the prohlbitory amendment kite-thus Sc
curing n victory for the party and fooling
Republicans and Democrats by throwing
amendment dust into their eyes
A. SO Judge J. II. Tatem assumed the
chair and called the meeting to order The
taxing OF the chair consisted in resting his
hands on the rail and gazing into the faces
oi the solid S4--couut EN- p. He spoke or
the grand idea of prohibition ard a
mesus OF choking him OF. a delegate
rushed through the Judge nomination a
permanent chsirmsn aud W Adams was
namet "a secretary This high honor was
more than the Judge could stand aud he
broke out anew. quoted Finch very liberal
lv and condem ned the STATE press charwing
the Grand Rapids paper, with being
whisky sheets bought ap by the rum sell
srs
Then the business commenced II K.
WittmsI aud isaac Watts .,assed the bat
aui fhs nominal gu cor Mayor went along
isely The informal ballot resulted A. fol-
lOws D. X. IoAnston a Joel Collins. q.
Dr Baton. ! Whitfield. p Dr. Gallup
I. A formal ballot xss called tor the bat
was szain passed and - ballots cast pf
Which Poe C0iiin- RI, sivei H. All !. X
Johnston ~ Tue nomination wss ma ie
uns1imoul AMI The 70 count em - tWo
lad lan feehv yelled "h0ofav. Collins
shaeked lhe convention foT the empty
honor snd icls.-ate prevent was unsiud
xh fl remark -ine honor don come
unfi. vou re elected and then everybody
laughed.
Next on the bill came City C7egS A ..
Crofisr received vOtes pr Buf-gn !
Adams { p " R8rDari >. e.. II No., =
Or Hssksn s n II Walker B. scattering 5
Afterth- resuit had been announced. an in
disiaua' of Germsn descent with hushy
unkempt locks srpsa and IN broken dialect
ssked ike = school by. If ne could be eT-
c,issd a. bis wife was .ifs and hs hal % -
honsn lie v4s unclaimed snj allowed -
depart pr Hasseu hsi majority I'D the
votes east an the next ballot and he gssnei
the ruvsfed - 1e-
VI pearsa'i received the nomination Tor
Treasurer and n "a Weikfr captured fhe
superior Conr' fl1resnip
Dr WhHVurfh was mentioned lor Dirsc-
for ~ tie Poor. bar some one suggested hist
tasre were too many doctors on the list
Henry AZ Dyke 81 ared the nomination
his rrs he.nr Peter Noimsvsr Thea if
was 81 5vefsd faaf he present incumbent
wraf1 bold over f0r another year af8
aenrYs ssos e VA zpprs-ri bv giving
h'a1 the ~ - ~ Member % The Hoard af
lsaviee j 81 ADes eoliarei She Marshai
ssfo sna laN aud osis~ iesga- ~ s.
sheli cspinrei the nomination fsf Jnsfice
81 TIE esce
sfas convention wss about - As oafn
Foei Collins sn3ss ant. fagina that the
h9aor % the NaVorsiIg 49, foo much l3r
binl sssri llat snIne ae e.se % given fae
isgsifiun is sas iFfi far fhe committee snli
Cotllss - ~ 40 v Pesrssl ssii ae fsif
hoaores hT heinF pisfet On 4 fiesri tbet
sslf 10 ehiskg fpl -ct'an ~ iofig nine
esafs 9ss taksn 80 ~ tbe lsraor the
txht - we're exuag.lished fhe i0nei7 fwsnff
sefen Gie1 s.st s.faNg sa1 fse pi@e tsst
a0se kss saefa eos knrw them ne mere